Education — The Good Men Project

What Can You Learn from a First Grader?

February 15, 2013 By Ken Goldstein Leave a Comment

Ken Goldstein takes part in a program called Reading to Kids, and see the potential for all of us.

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Why Straight Educators Must Support the LGBT Cause

February 14, 2013 By Nicholas Ferroni 1 Comment

Nicholas Ferroni explains to one of his students why he, as a straight man, supports LGBT rights—and why it doesn’t embarrass him to be asked if he’s gay.

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Your Baby Can’t Read

February 12, 2013 By JD Roberto Leave a Comment

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Claims that babies can read may be deceptive, according to an FCC investigation.

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The Pedagogy of Poverty

February 3, 2013 By George Stranahan 1 Comment

Might it be that classrooms in poverty pockets have characteristics that reflect the character of poverty itself?

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Teaching the History of the Pink Triangle

January 24, 2013 By Dan Kimber 2 Comments

Dan Kimber had a guest speaker that gave his students first the giggles, then some perspective.

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Madness

January 22, 2013 By Carl Bosch 37 Comments

In the near future, Carl Bosch imagines one rural Pennsylvania school district instituting gun training for its teachers. What’s next?

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Filed Under: Education, Featured Content, Guns, The Good Life Tagged With: arming teachers, gun control, Gun Violence, guns in schools, mass shootings, Pennsylvania, well-regulated militia

The Top WTF Moments in My Biology Classroom Last Year

January 20, 2013 By Diane Holtkiss Leave a Comment

For Diane Holtkiss, Biology Teacher, there are plenty of things that make her scratch her head in wonderment.

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Filed Under: Education Tagged With: biology, Boys, classroom, education, facebook, Johnny Depp, teaching

Think Like a Mountain

January 8, 2013 By Jill Sisson Quinn 9 Comments

A Wisconsin teacher uses an essay about wolves to teach her students about empathy, environmentalism, and looking at all sides of a complex issue.

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Brother’s Keeper

December 20, 2012 By Benoit Denizet-Lewis 14 Comments

Eric and Greg Kochman were athletic, well-liked high school students. So why did they kill themselves?

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A Man in a Woman’s World: Being a Substitute Teacher

December 18, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig 4 Comments

How I learned that men need a greater presence in the world of childcare

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A Perfect Test

December 4, 2012 By Michael Copperman 1 Comment

A San Francisco native travels to the Mississippi Delta for lessons on another America.

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How to Talk to Your Kids about Sex

November 14, 2012 By Roger Torbert 5 Comments

Start early, and lay the groundwork at each age by answering kids’ questions about sex in developmentally appropriate ways.

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Boys, Take Aim

November 8, 2012 By Roger Torbert 5 Comments

Mr. Torbert’s lesson to elementary school boys on using a public bathroom should be posted in lavatories everywhere.

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Mark Twain, the Depth

November 6, 2012 By Julia L. Bobkoff Leave a Comment

Professor Bobkoff is not returning to campus this fall, but his daughter will never forget what he taught her.

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Can States Outlaw Free Online Education?

October 30, 2012 By Brandon Ferdig 5 Comments

Minnesota requires a registration fee, even when courses are offered for free, online. Is this justifiable? Can it be enforced?

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Engaging the Boy Brain

October 25, 2012 By Rachel Goodchild 11 Comments

How do we motivate boys to learn to read and write?

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David R. Dow: Lessons From Death Row Inmates (TEDTalk VIDEO)

David R. Dow is an attorney in Texas who has defended over 100 death row inmates over the last 20 years.

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HuffPost Live: Decapitating Extremism (VIDEO)

Mike Sacks discusses the attack in Woolwich, London, and extremism with a panel of experts on Islam and the Quran.

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Our Mission: The Vasectomy Files 8

The Vasectomy Project is encouraging men to join forces and take responsibly for family planning. This is an opportunity to bring people together to talk about our collective responsibility while offering men a concrete way to contribute towards a solution by having a vasectomy.

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